Dr. Ozocak has been a member of the Goodman School of Business since 2002. He holds a PhD in Finance from Washington State University, an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a BSc from Marmara University. With more than two decades of academic experience at Goodman, he has taught extensively in corporate finance, debt financing, financial theory, and fixed-income securities.

In addition to his teaching contributions, Dr. Ozocak is affiliated with the Centre for Business Analytics (CBA) and serves on the MSc Program Committee, reflecting his ongoing commitment to academic leadership and graduate education.

RESEARCH AREA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Ozocak, O. Adjustment of U.S. Treasury yields to the cointegrating relationship amid high intrapersonal uncertainty, Finance Research Letters, Volume 94, April, 2026.

Ozocak, O. Reaction of the U.S. Treasury market to economic news when intrapersonal uncertainty and interpersonal disagreement are high, North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Volume 76, January, 2025.

Ozocak, O. The Impact of Public Announcements and Private Analyses on U.S. Treasury Bonds, Journal of Investing, Volume 30, Number 2, February, 2021.

Ozocak, O. Profit opportunities in the U.S. Treasury market when the market is under stress, The Journal of Trading, Volume 11, Number 1, Winter, 2016.

Ozocak, O. Price impact of informed trades in the U.S. treasury markets, Journal of Economic and Financial Studies, Volume 3, Number 3, June, 2015.

Barabanov, S., Ozocak, O., Pukthuanthong, K., and Walker, T. Underwriters and the Broken Chinese Wall: Institutional Holdings and Post-IPO Litigation, Journal of Financial Research, Volume 36, Number 4, December, 2013.

Barabanov, S., Ozocak, O., Turtle, H., and Walker, T. Institutional Investors and Shareholder Litigation, Financial Management, Volume 37, Number 2, Summer, 2008.

Walker, T., Thiengtham, D., Ozocak, O., and Barabanov, S. The role of indemnification agreements and legal liability in railroad disasters: a financial market perspective, International Journal of Managerial Finance, Volume 3, Number 4, 2007.

Han, L. and Ozocak, O. Risk-Return Relationships in Foreign Currency Futures Following Macroeconomic Announcements, Journal of Futures Markets, Volume 22, Number 8, 2002.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

Ozocak, O. Price drift following macroeconomic announcements in the U.S. Treasury market - CPA Research Excellence Centre Research Day, St. Catharines, Ontario, 2016.

Ozocak, O., Barabanov, S., and Walker, T. Do underwriters have an information advantage? Evidence from institutional investor holdings around IPO-related securities class action announcement - Campus for Finance Conference, Vallendar, Germany, 2009.

Ozocak, O., Barabanov, S., and Walker, T. Do underwriters have an information advantage? Evidence from institutional investor holdings around IPO-related securities class action announcement - Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2008.

Ozocak, O., Barabanov, S., and Walker, T. Do Underwriters Have an Information Advantage? Evidence from Institutional Investor Holdings around IPO-related Securities Class Action Announcements - 2008 meetings of the German Finance Association, Münster, Germany, 2008.

Ozocak, O., Barabanov, S., and Walker, T. Do Underwriters Have an Information Advantage? Evidence from Institutional Investor Holdings around IPO-Related Securities Class Action Announcements - American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2008.

Ozocak, O., Barabanov, S., Walker, T., and Turtle, H. Institutional Investors and Shareholder Litigation - Western Finance Association, Big Sky, Montana, 2007.

Ozocak, O., Barabanov, S., and Walker, T. Institutional Investors and Shareholder Litigation in New Public Companies: Do Underwriters Have an Information Advantag - Financial Management Association (FMA) Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2007.

Barabanov, Sergey, Ozocak, O., Turtle, Harry, and Walker, Thomas Institutional Investors and Shareholder Litigation - Financial Management Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, September, 2006.

Barabanov, Sergey, Ozocak, O., Turtle, Harry, and Walker, Thomas Institutional Investors and Shareholder Litigation - Northern Finance Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, September, 2005.

Barabanov, Sergey, Ozocak, O., and walker, Thomas Institutional Investors and Shareholder Litigation in New Public Companies: Do Underwriters Have an Information Advantage? - Eastern Finance Association, Norfolk, Virginia, April, 2005.

Ozocak, Onem, Barabanov, Sergey, and Walker, Thomas Information Asymmetries and Securities Litigation in the IPO Aftermarket: Do Underwriters Have an Information Advantage? - Northern Finance Association, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Fall, 2004.

Ozocak, O., Barabanov, S., and Walker, T. Institutional Investors and Shareholder Litigation in New Public Companies: Do Underwriters Have an Information Advantage? - Financial Management Association (FMA) Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2004.

Ozocak, O., Barabanov, S.S., and Walker, T.J. Market Perception of Information Asymmetry: Reaction to Litigation Announcements and Post-IPO Price Adjustment in Relation to the Ownership by Different Types of Institutional Investors - Annual Meeting of the Financial Management Association, Denver, Colorado, October, 2003.

Ozocak, O. and Han, L. How the U.S. Treasury Spot and Futures Markets Process Economic News: Speed of Adjustment, Lead-Lag and Risk Return Relationships - Financial Management Association, San Antonio, Texas, October, 2002.

Ozocak, O. and Han, L. How the U.S. Treasury Spot and Futures Markets Process Economic News: Lead-Lag Relationships - Northern Finance Association, Banff, Alberta, September, 2002.